It’s over yonder and some random bits

My newest post is up over at the Larger Families blog. This week is about relationships outside of your immediate family, so I wrote about life in a small, Texas town and the friendships here.

Come on over and check it out. Leave a comment and let me know what you think!

And drumroll………a bullet list! How ingenious!

-A bit of housekeeping…is the new template here working for everyone? Is anyone having trouble logging on or commenting? I thought I got all the bugs out, but maybe not. Let me know if there are any issues.

-According to my kids, there is no food in the house. This usually translates into “there is no milk.” How we went through 2 gallons of milk, and 2 half gallons of Rice Milk since Monday just boggles my mind.

-’I am bored’ has set in here. It is 8:52 a.m. and I have heard it 2x already. To combat this, I have hired a circus clown, a ball pit and a giant water slide for our backyard. I thought I might even learn how to juggle.

-Because I have no milk in the house, I cannot make my second cup of coffee. Mommy….NEEDS….her….CAWFEE!!!!!!!!! Mental note to self to get out of jammies and go one block to store for milk. Oh, Lord, the effort.

-Does anyone know why my daughter thinks that for me to hear her, I must have my face turned to her and be 1 inch from her face? If I am not, she will drag a chair over, and grab my face and forcefully jerk it over so I am looking at her. This happens when I am washing dishes, talking to anyone else but her, or am otherwise detained. My neck hurts.

-Why the heck do I buy plants that need water..in Texas?

-Does anyone know why I am having PMS 2 weeks before my period? With my luck, I will have it now, and again in 2 weeks. Or maybe it will even last 2 weeks. Oh goody.

-And last but not least, I will be enlisting your expert advice on what to put on my backsplash….the same backsplash of mismatched boards that has not been renovated for the 4 years we have lived in this house. Will it be tile or beadboard. Photos to follow.